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| | FDA/CFSAN - Safe Food Chart - Read to Eat Foods |
 | | Even though hot dogs are cooked when purchased, people, especially those in the at-risk groups (pregnant women and their fetuses, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems) should reheat hot dogs until they’re steaming hot before eating them. |
 | | Some ready-to-eat foods, such as hot dogs, luncheon meats, cold cuts, fermented and dry sausage, and other deli-style meat and poultry products, can contain bacteria that can be especially harmful if they are consumed by people in the at-risk groups. |
 | | Pregnant women and their fetuses, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems should reheat deli meat and poultry products, such as hot dogs, roast beef, turkey, and chicken breasts, until they’re steaming hot. |
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